senior partner in Hudson Cook, LLP’s automotive finance group, has been honored with a 2014 Auto Finance Excellence Award, which recognizes achievement and contribution to the automotive finance industry.

Daniela Paez Paredes ('13)

has joined Ulmer & Berne LLP as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department with a focus on complex business litigation, employment litigation,

has joined Ulmer & Berne LLP as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department with a focus on complex business litigation, employment litigation, and securities.

Gregory P. Scholand ('13)

has joined Harter Secrest & Emery LLP as an associate in the firm’s Environmental, Land Use and Zoning practice group as an associate attorney in

has joined Harter Secrest & Emery LLP as an associate in the firm’s Environmental, Land Use and Zoning practice group as an associate attorney in the Buffalo office. His practice focuses on environmental due diligence, regulatory compliance, land use and zoning issues.

Daniel T. Falk ('13)

has joined Ulmer & Berne LLP in the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology practice and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and

has joined Ulmer & Berne LLP in the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology practice and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Elizabeth V. Sparks ('12)

is now a managing member of Elizajul Music, LLC and an executive producer at Alta Media Arts, LLC. She moved to California after graduation and

is now a managing member of Elizajul Music, LLC and an executive producer at Alta Media Arts, LLC. She moved to California after graduation and began two companies - a music publishing company and a documentary film production company. Their current projects can be found here - http://altamediaarts.com/upcoming.html.

Adam J. Centner ('12)

previously of Schuster & Simmons Co., is now an associate with Pappas Gibson LLC.

Nov142014

After consulting with faculty, staff and alumni leaders, Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder announced in August that Interim Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf would continue in their roles for at least the next academic year, saying: “Since the pair began sharing the dean position last fall, the school has posted significant gains in admissions, graduates’ employment and annual fund contributions.” Here, Berg and Scharf provide an update.

May82014

Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf discuss their work as law school leaders.

Case Western Reserve University announced on November 14 the appointment of two of its noted scholars as acting (now interim) deans of the School of Law. Jessica Berg, an expert in health law, and Michael Scharf, formerly associate dean for Global Legal Studies, share leadership across such areas as admissions, philanthropy and implementation of the school's dynamic new curriculum.

Sep172013

Dean Lawrence E. Mitchell discusses how and why the law school has responded boldly to changes in legal industry. He explains the story behind the Case Western Reserve Model of Legal Education, and how collaboration among faculty and staff led to this historic curricular reform.

The world of legal education has rapidly transformed since last I wrote. The decline in applications since I took office in June 2011 has had a profound effect on us. This fall, we will matriculate a dramatically smaller class than we have had in years past. This is necessary in order to maintain the quality of our student body in a year in which we've seen many applicants we ordinarily would have been able to attract go to much higher-ranked law schools, often with considerable financial aid. In response, we have increased our recruiting efforts and financial aid significantly.

This loss in revenue and increase in financial aid has made our situation more challenging than it was even when I took office. We have responded in a number of ways ...

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